Entryway Idea Board for the House

We are in the process of painting our entryway and it will be ready to go this weekend. I have been looking at ideas of what I want to do. My issue is that our walls are so high in the room. The plan is to do a gallery wall on one side, and to do a wall of large clocks on the other side. Here is what I have in mind so far.

The walls are light grey, so it will have a pretty neutral palette in that area. I really want to incorporate pictures as we have not done so thus far (this is our first time as homeowners). Has anyone else decorated recently or in the process of decorating your entry way? Drop a comment below and let me know what you are doing.

Entryway/Stairway Ideas

Is this too basic? I feel like everyone is doing this. I need to find a way to put my own twist on it and make it unique to our home.